RN Maternal Newborn Online Practice
1. A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to
have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments
should the nurse identify as the priority?: Temperature
2. A nurse in a prenatal clinical is caring for a client who
reports that her menstrual period is 2 weeks late. The client
appears anxious and akss the nurse if she is pregnant.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?:
"You can miss your period for several other reasons. Describe
your typical menstrual cycle."
3. A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using
Nagele's rule.
The client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started
on November 27th. Which of the following dates is the
client's expected date of birth?: September 3rd
4. A nurse is assessing fetal heart tones for a client who is
pregnant. The nurse has determined the fetal position as left
occipital anterior. To which of the following areas of the
client's abdomen should the nurse apply the ultrasound
transducer to assess the point of maximum intensity of the
fetal heart?: Left lower quadrant
, 5. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is
postpartum and has preeclampsia. Which of the following
lab results should the nurse report to the provider?:
Platelets 50,000/mm
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation
and has a positive contraction stress test. For which of the
following diagnostic tests should the nurse prepare the
client?: Biophysical profile (BPP)
7. A nurse is teaching a client who is Rh negative about Rh0(D)
immune globulin. Which of the following statements by the
client indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "I will
need this medication if I have an amniocentesis"
8. A nurse is a family planning clinic is caring for a client who
requests an oral contraceptive. Which of the following
findings in the client's history should the nurse recognize
as a contraindication to oral contraceptives? Select all that
apply: Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Migraine Headaches
9. A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took a
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) during
pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should
1. A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to
have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments
should the nurse identify as the priority?: Temperature
2. A nurse in a prenatal clinical is caring for a client who
reports that her menstrual period is 2 weeks late. The client
appears anxious and akss the nurse if she is pregnant.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?:
"You can miss your period for several other reasons. Describe
your typical menstrual cycle."
3. A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using
Nagele's rule.
The client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started
on November 27th. Which of the following dates is the
client's expected date of birth?: September 3rd
4. A nurse is assessing fetal heart tones for a client who is
pregnant. The nurse has determined the fetal position as left
occipital anterior. To which of the following areas of the
client's abdomen should the nurse apply the ultrasound
transducer to assess the point of maximum intensity of the
fetal heart?: Left lower quadrant
, 5. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is
postpartum and has preeclampsia. Which of the following
lab results should the nurse report to the provider?:
Platelets 50,000/mm
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation
and has a positive contraction stress test. For which of the
following diagnostic tests should the nurse prepare the
client?: Biophysical profile (BPP)
7. A nurse is teaching a client who is Rh negative about Rh0(D)
immune globulin. Which of the following statements by the
client indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "I will
need this medication if I have an amniocentesis"
8. A nurse is a family planning clinic is caring for a client who
requests an oral contraceptive. Which of the following
findings in the client's history should the nurse recognize
as a contraindication to oral contraceptives? Select all that
apply: Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Migraine Headaches
9. A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took a
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) during
pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should
